Hard Times Better

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

I Spy With My Little Eye // #39 ...An "I spy" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "spying" SOMETHING WITH WINGS!!  How about a flock of birds...YES!!  Lot of wings on today's card.

Festive Friday // #FF0214 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  From the inspo list honoring National Friendship Day, choose 3 of the 10 elements to use on your card.  My pick from the inspo list: friend sentiment, birds, and doodling.  Friends make the good times better & the hard times easier!!  So true!!

AAA Colourful Challenge // #30 ...A "colourboard" challenge!!  For this current challenge we have been given a night sky colourboard.  I mimicked the night sky, just layered my colors in reverse order.  Seemed fitting to have the "hard times" portion of the sentiment in the gray.

TGIF Challenges // #tgifc587 ...A "technique" challenge!!  The technique being showcased for this current challenge is TONE ON TONE stamping.  My sentiment is gray on gray at the bottom, but the orange on orange landed more like a orange on yellow...ooops!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

It's Your Day!

 3 challenges inspired today's card...

Make My Monday // #MMM291 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is BLENDING.  They would like to see 2-3 colors blended together.  I used Stampin Up's Baja Breeze, Highland Heather, and Flirty Flamingo for my blending.

AAA Colourful // #29 ...A "color board" challenge!!  I like how the colors were blended together in a water color look so that it what I did on my entry for this challenge.  Using an acrylic block and a spritz of water to create my blended colors.

Allsorts Challenge // #AC853 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional theme.  The optional theme for this current challenge is STENCILS.  I used a Funky Fossil stencil and a Sizzix die on today's card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Happy Thoughts

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

AAA Card Challenge // #317 ...A "clean and simple" challenge with a sketch!!  this sketch was perfect for combining today's challenges and creating get well card for a friend.

Addicted to CAS // #311 ...A "code word" challenge!!  The code word challenge for this current challenge is PATTERN!!  I created a background using a repeated splash pattern in three different colors.

AAA Colourful // #29 ...A colour board challenge!!  I love the color board for this current challenge...pastels all blended together!!  I used Stampin Up's Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, and Highland Heather.

Make My Monday // #MMM291 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is BLEND 2-3 COLORS!!  I blended three colors using a splatter stamp.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Playful Penguins

 3 challenges inspired today's card...

AAA Colorful Challenge // #28 ...A color challenge!!  I love the blue and purple colors swirled together.  It had me thinking of wintery weather...so penguins it is!!

Little Red Wagon // #LRW862 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is...O is for Outdoors.  These two little penguins are enjoying the great outdoors...not zoo for them!!

As You See It Challenges // #AYSI374 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch worked perfectly for combining these challenges.

           

Never Before Used // #NBUS87 ...

The NBUS blog doesn't give challenges but offers a great place to show off those items that have "never been used"...whether they are brand new or items that you have had for a while but haven't gotten around to using.  Today I am inking up the penquins from Tracy Evans for the very first time!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Let It Snow

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Splitcoast Stampers // #SC1094 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's snowflake card.  It worked perfectly for showcasing these additional challenges.

A Place To Start // DEC2025 ...A monthly "anything goes" challenge with an optional twist!!  The optional twist for December is WINTER THINGS!!  Snowflakes are winter things for sure!!

AAA Colourful Challenges // #23 ...A "colourboard" challenge!!  This "aqua" colourboard is perfect for a snowflake themed card.

AAA Card Challenge // #305 ...A "clean and simple" challenge with an optional twist!!  WHITE ON WHITE is the optional twist for this current challenge.  I used white snowflakes on a white background...white on white is so elegant!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)